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Exterior of a Church

Gustave Brion (French, 1824-1877)1864

The Walters Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States

  • Title: Exterior of a Church
  • Creator: Gustave Brion (French, 1824-1877)
  • Date Created: 1864
  • Subject Keywords: peasant; church; prayer; devotion; genre
  • External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
  • Roles: Artist: Gustave Brion (French, 1824-1877)
  • Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1864, by commission [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
  • Object Type: watercolors
  • Medium: watercolor over graphite underdrawing on moderately textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
  • Inscriptions: "G. Brion" in watercolor, lower left; "36/g" (?) in graphite, upper right, verso; "32" in graphite, bottom edge, verso
  • Exhibitions: The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. 2005-2006., A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979.
  • Dimensions: H: 6 3/16 x W: 9 5/16 in. (15.7 x 23.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Commissioned by William T. Walters, 1864
  • Classification: Painting & Drawing
  • Accession Number: 37.1388
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